JPH11193574A - Wall panel connection structure of unit room - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve execution by mounting an intermediate connection member on a connection member to vertically slide the member mounted on the vertical frame part of an adjacent wall panel rear face side end part. SOLUTION: First and second connection members 3, 4 of an L-shape in plan view form an attaching part at one side, and provide a first locking part 6 and a second locking part 9 on the other side edge part respectively. An intermediate connection member 5 proves a vertical groove-like first and second parts to be locked 7, 10 on both sides, outward and lower ends are opened, the upper end is blocked with a blocking part 11, and vertically slid on the members 3, 4 to be detachable. At the time of execution, the member 4 is connected through the member 5 to the member 3 attached to the vertical frame part of the rear face side end part of one panel 1 to assemble the panel 1. Next, the adjacent panel 1 is pushed in the direction of an arrow, a locking groove 13 provided on the vertical frame 2 of the panel is locked on a locking hook part 27 provided on the member 4. Thereby a thin plate is inserted between the joints of the panel to detach the intermediate connection member, and a wall panel can be simply removed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wall panel connecting structure for forming a wall of a unit room such as a bathroom unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in forming a wall of a unit room such as a bathroom unit, a wall panel is mounted on a wall panel mounting portion provided at an upper end portion of a rising portion of an end portion of a floor pan, and a wall panel is placed adjacent to the wall portion. The wall panels are formed by connecting the wall panels to each other with a connecting tool.

[0003] In connecting the wall panels, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, a lip-shaped U-shaped vertical groove 50 which opens outward in a vertical frame portion 2 provided at a side end portion of the back surface of the wall panel 1.
The bulges 52 on both sides of the connecting member 51 having a horizontal H-shaped cross section are fitted into the U-shaped vertical grooves 50 of the adjacent wall panel 1 from above and connected. In this case, after the wall panel 1 is erected, the bulging portions 52 on both sides of the connecting member 51 having the H-shaped horizontal section are respectively inserted into the U-shaped vertical grooves 50 of the adjacent wall panel 1 from above as shown in FIG. )
As described above, the hammer 53 is used to drive in the hammer 53 from above, so that it takes time to fit the connecting member 51 to a predetermined height position, and also from the upper end of the wall panel 1 to the building frame. If the space of the wall is small, there is a problem that the work is difficult, and furthermore, in order to partially remove the wall panel, even if the ceiling panel is not removed, the connecting member 51 having the H-shaped horizontal cross section must be removed vertically. It cannot be removed from the upper end of the frame 2 and the operation is troublesome.

FIG. 34 shows another example of the connection of the wall panel 1. In this conventional example, a vertical frame 2 provided at the side end of the back surface of the wall panel 1 has a U-shape. One side piece 55a of the connection metal fitting 54 is fixed by a screw 56, and the other side piece of the connection metal fitting 54 is bent in the shape of a letter to form a hook piece 55b. It was hooked and locked on a hook 57 formed on the vertical frame 2 provided at the end. In FIG. 34, it is possible to remove the wall panel 1B in the direction of the arrow while leaving the wall panel 1A in FIG. 34, but it is possible to remove the wall panel 1A in the direction of the arrow while leaving the wall panel 1B. The wall panel 1A cannot be removed unless the wall panel 1B is removed after all.

Further, in the related art, when connecting by connecting or fitting by using a connecting member, the wall panels are limited to only the same type, and different types of wall panels are connected to each other. The connection must be made by screw connection or the like, which is troublesome and difficult to remove.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and can easily connect and disconnect the wall panels. Even when there is a backing material behind the joint gap between the ends of the wall panels, it is possible to connect the wall panels at right angles, even if there is a backup material. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wall panel connecting structure of a unit room in which the release of the wall panel can be easily performed and the lower end of the wall panel can be easily mounted.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a wall panel connecting structure of a unit room according to the present invention comprises a first connecting member 3 attached to a vertical frame portion 2 at a side end of a rear surface of a wall panel 1; A second connecting member 4 attached to a vertical frame portion 2 at a side end of a back surface of another wall panel 1 adjacent to the wall panel 1;
It is characterized in that adjacent wall panels 1 are connected to each other by an intermediate connecting member 5 which can be detachably connected to the connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4 by sliding in the vertical direction. With such a configuration, by connecting the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4 via the intermediate connecting member 5, the adjacent wall panels 1 can be connected to each other. By inserting the thin plate jig 30 between the joints and moving the thin plate jig 30 up and down to move the intermediate connecting member 5 in the vertical direction, the intermediate connecting member 5 is connected to the first connecting member 3 and It can be detached from the second connecting member 4 and any of the two wall panels 1 can be easily removed.

Further, it is preferable that the locking groove 13 provided in the vertical frame portion 2 can be locked to the second connecting member 4 by pushing the wall panel 1 from the front to the rear. With such a configuration, the first connecting member 3 is attached to one wall panel 1.
The first connecting member 3 is attached to the intermediate connecting member 5.
One of the wall panels 1 is erected in a state where the second connecting member 4 is connected to the wall panel 1 via this, and in this state, the adjacent wall panel 1 is pushed in from the front, so that the locking groove 13 provided in the vertical frame portion 2 is formed. The second connection member 4 can be locked and connected.

A first locked portion 7 is provided on one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 so as to be vertically slidably locked with a first locking portion 6 provided on the first connecting member 3 so as to be vertically slidable. Then, the upper or lower portion of the other side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is cut out to form a cutout 8, and the other side portion is slidable in the vertical direction with a second locking portion 9 provided on the second connecting member 4. It is preferable to form a second locked portion 10 which is locked to the front end and whose vertical end faces the cutout portion 8. With such a configuration, the first locked portion 7 of the intermediate connecting member 5 is vertically attached to the first locking portion 6 of the first connecting member 3 attached to the vertical frame portion 2 of the one wall panel 1 in advance. This wall panel 1 is erected in a state where the wall panel 1 is biased and locked to the end in the direction, and then another wall panel 1 having the second connecting member 4 attached to the vertical frame 2 next to the wall panel 1 is mounted. While being arranged, the second locking portion 9 of the second connecting member 4 is positioned in the notch 8 of the intermediate connecting member 5, and in this state, the thin plate-shaped jig 30 is inserted from between the joints between the wall panels 1. The second locked portion 10 facing the cutout 8 is locked to the second locking portion 9 by moving the intermediate connecting member 5 vertically by moving the thin plate jig 30 up and down. Is what you can do.

On one side of the intermediate connecting member 5, a first locking portion 6 provided on the first connecting member 3 and a first locked portion 7 formed of a vertical groove slidably locked vertically. A second locked portion 10 formed in a vertical direction and formed of a vertical groove slidably locked in a vertical direction with a second locking portion 9 provided on the second connecting member 4 on the other side of the intermediate connecting member 5. And one end of the first locked portion 7 and the second locked portion 10 in the vertical direction are opened, and the other end of the first locked portion 7 and the second locked portion 10 in the vertical direction are opened. It is preferable that at least one of them is closed by the closing unit 11. With such a configuration, the intermediate connecting member 5
Is locked to the first connecting member 3 or the second connecting member 4 so that the intermediate connecting member 5 can be prevented from coming off in one of the up and down directions.

Further, the first connecting member 3 is formed in a substantially L shape, and one piece is used as a mounting portion 3a, and the other is provided with a first locking portion 6, and the second connecting member 4 is formed in a substantially L shape. One wall is provided as a mounting portion 4a, and the other side is provided with a first locking portion 6;
Attachment portion 3a of connecting member 3 is attached and a gap is formed between the back surface of vertical frame portion 2 and first locking portion 6, and the other wall panel 1 adjacent to the one wall panel 1 at a right angle. The mounting portion 4a of the second connecting member 4 is attached to the inner side surface of the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the back surface of the rear surface, and a gap is formed between the rear surface of the vertical frame portion 2 and the second locking portion 9, The first locked portion 7 provided on one side of the connecting member 5 is locked to the first locking portion 6 so that one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is connected to the back surface of the vertical frame portion 2 and the first locking portion. 6, the second locked portion 10 provided on the other side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is locked to the second locking portion 9, and one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is It fits in the gap between the back surface of the part 2 and the second locking part 9, and the first and second parts on both sides of the intermediate connecting member 5.
It is preferable that the contact portions 14 provided inside the locked portion 10 abut against the outer surface of the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the back surface of the wall panel 1 which is adjacent at right angles. With such a configuration, not only the wall panels 1 can be connected to each other at right angles with a simple configuration, but also the first panel provided on one side of the intermediate connection member 5.
The locked portion 7 is locked to the first locking portion 6, and one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is fitted into the gap between the back surface of the vertical frame portion 2 and the first locking portion 6, and the intermediate connecting member 5, a second locked portion 10 provided on the other side portion is locked to the second locking portion 9, and one side portion of the intermediate connecting member 5 is connected to the back surface of the vertical frame portion 2 and the second locking portion 9. The wall panels 1 can be prevented from shifting in the front and back directions at the connection portion by being fitted into the gaps between the first and second locked portions 10 on both sides of the intermediate connection member 5. The abutment portions 14 provided on the inside of the wall panel 1 abut the outer surface of the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the back surface of the wall panel 1 adjacent to the right angle, so that the horizontal side parallel to the surface of each wall panel 1 connected at a right angle. It is possible to prevent deviation in the direction.

Further, an outer vertical frame portion 2a and an inner vertical frame portion 2b are provided at a side end of the back surface of the wall panel 1, and the first connecting member 3 or the second connecting member 4 is attached to the inner vertical frame portion 2b. And an engaging hole for engaging the engaging portion 32 provided on the third connecting member 31 other than the first connecting member 3, the second connecting member 4, and the intermediate connecting member 5 with the outer vertical frame portion 2a. Preferably, 33 is provided. With such a configuration, the first connecting member 3 or the second connecting member 4 is attached using the inner vertical frame portion 2a, and the first connecting member 3 or the second connecting member 4 and the adjacent wall are attached. Second connecting member 4 attached to vertical frame 2 of panel 1
Alternatively, not only can the first connecting member 3 be connected to the first connecting member 3 via the intermediate connecting member 5, but also the adjacent wall panels 1 a are connected by the connecting portion 32 provided on the third connecting member 31. By using the engaging hole 33 provided in the outer vertical frame portion 2a to engage the engaging portion 32 provided in the third connecting member 31, the connection can be performed.

Preferably, the engaging hole 33 is a round hole in which the large-diameter hole 33a and the small-diameter hole 33b communicate with each other. With such a configuration, the engaging portion 32 is formed in the large-diameter hole 33a.
, And can be easily connected by engagement only by sliding into the small diameter hole 33b. Further, the wall panel 1 is formed of an integrally molded product of synthetic resin,
It is preferable to form the step portion 34 by recessing the inner surface of the edge of the small diameter hole 33b of the outer vertical frame portion 2a of the wall panel 1 compared with the inner surface of the other portion of the outer vertical frame portion 2a. With such a configuration, when the wall panel 1 is an integrally molded product of a synthetic resin, in order to increase strength, a wall panel formed by attaching a face plate to a metal frame or a steel plate is folded. It is necessary to make the outer vertical frame portion 2a thicker than the wall panel formed by bending, but in this case, a wall panel formed by attaching a face plate to a metal frame or a steel plate is used. Engagement portion 32 used to engage an engagement hole formed in a bent wall panel
Cannot be securely locked in the small-diameter hole 33b even if it is used as it is, so that the inner surface of the edge of the small-diameter hole 33b is recessed compared to the inner surface of the other portion of the outer vertical frame 2a. 3
By setting it to 4, only the small-diameter hole 33 can be made thinner, so that the engaging portion 32 can be securely locked.

In the case where the wall panels 1 are connected to each other at a right angle, a backup material 35 is disposed behind the joint gap between the ends of the wall panels 1.
Is formed of a hard material and the other portion is formed of a soft material, and only the hard material portion of one end of the backup material 35 is adhered to the outer surface of the vertical frame of one wall panel 1. It is preferable to press the soft material portion against the outer surface of the vertical frame portion of the adjacent wall panel 1. With such a configuration, when the connection between the wall panels 1 is released, when the thin plate-shaped jig 30 is inserted between the joints of the adjacent wall panels 1, the tip of the backup material 35 is a free end. By deforming and shifting the soft portion that is being moved by the jig 30, the thin plate-shaped jig 30 can be moved up and down, and the intermediate connecting member 5 can be moved up and down.
Even if there is 5, the intermediate connecting member 5 can be detached from the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4.

A large-diameter insertion hole 37 and an engagement hole 38 smaller in diameter than the insertion hole 37 are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the lower frame 36 of the upper surface of the lower frame 36 of the wall panel 1. The lower link 39 is provided with an inverted U-shaped engaging piece 39b at the end of the horizontal piece 39a, and an engaging projection 39d protruding downward from the lower surface of the horizontal piece 39a. And engaging projection 39d
Is swelled so that the swelling portion 39c is inserted into the insertion hole 37.
The engagement protrusion 39c is engaged with the engagement hole 38, and the locking piece 39b is connected to the lower frame of the wall panel 1. It is preferable that the lower end of the floor pan 19 on which the lower surface portion 36 is placed is locked from above from a rising projection 41 that projects upward from the outer end of the wall panel placement portion 15 at the end. With such a configuration, the tip bulging portion 39c of the engaging projection 39d is inserted from the large-diameter insertion hole 37, and then the lower connecting member 39 is connected to the lower frame portion 36.
Only by sliding in the longitudinal direction of the tip bulge 39c.
Can be engaged with the small-diameter engagement hole 38, and in this state, the locking piece 39b of the lower connecting tool 39 rises from above and covers the protruding piece 41 and locks the wall panel 1. Can be connected to the floor pan.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG.
(In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the floor pan section 19 on the washing side)
a and the tub mounting frame 19b constitute a floor pan 19).
And the adjacent wall panels 1 are connected to each other by a first connecting member 3, a second connecting member 4, and an intermediate connecting member 5 to form a wall, and a ceiling panel 16 is placed on the wall. Thus, the bathroom unit A is configured by connecting them together. The wall panel 1 is provided with a face plate 18 on the front of a metal frame 17.
Is attached.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which a connecting member for connecting adjacent wall panels 1 is provided on a vertical frame portion 2 at a side end of the back surface of one wall panel 1. A first connecting member 3 to be attached, a second connecting member 4 to be attached to a vertical frame 2 at a side end of a back surface of another wall panel 1 adjacent to the wall panel 1, a first connecting member 3 and a second connecting member 4 and an intermediate connecting member 5 which can be freely disengaged by sliding in a vertical direction.

The first connecting member 3 is formed in a substantially L-shape in plan view, and one piece 3b serves as a mounting portion 3a, and the other piece 3
A first locking portion 6 is provided at the tip of c. Here, the first
The tip of the other piece 3c of the connecting member 3 protrudes a protruding piece 3d in a direction opposite to the piece 3b, and the first locking part 6 having a protruding part 3e protruding at right angles from the protruding piece 3d. . Also,
The second connecting member 4 is formed in a substantially L-shape in plan view, one piece 4b is an attachment part 4a, and a second locking part 9 is provided at the tip of the other piece 4c. Here, the second connecting member 4
The tip of the other piece 4c protrudes a protruding piece 4d in a direction opposite to the one piece 4b, and a second locking portion 9 having a protruding portion 4e protruding at right angles from this protruding piece 4d.

The intermediate connecting member 5 has a first locked portion 7 and a second locked portion 10 which are elongated in the vertical direction on both sides. Here, each of the first locked portion 7 and the second locked portion 10 is constituted by a vertical groove, and the vertical groove is open outward and has one end in the vertical direction (the lower end in the attached drawings). ), And the other end in the vertical direction (the upper end in the attached drawings) is closed by a closing portion 11.

In this embodiment, the mounting portion 3a of the first connecting member 3 is mounted on the inner surface of the vertical frame portion 2 of one wall panel 1 by any mounting means. The first locked portion 7 on one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is locked to the first locking portion 6 so as to be able to be pulled out in the vertical direction, and the second locked portion 10 on the other side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is locked. The second locking portion 9 of the second connecting member 4 is locked so as to be able to be pulled out in the vertical direction, and in this state, one wall panel 1 is erected as shown in FIG. Here, when attaching the attaching portion 3a of the first connecting member 3 to the inner surface of the vertical frame portion 2 of the one wall panel 1, for example, as shown in FIG.
5, or as shown in FIG. 5, an engaging claw 23 is provided on the mounting portion 3a.
Is elastically deformed into a locking groove 13 provided in the vertical frame portion 2 and fitted and engaged. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, a large hole 24a and a small hole 24b are formed in the vertical frame portion 2. A Daruma hole 24 communicating with the small diameter portion 25 is formed in the mounting portion 3a.
The large diameter portion 25b is protruded from the large hole 25a, and the large diameter portion 25b is inserted from the large hole 24a and slid toward the small hole 24b to lock the large diameter portion 25b on the back side of the small hole 24b. It is to be installed by things. In the case of FIG. 7, when removing the first connecting member 3 from the vertical frame portion 2, the large diameter portion 25 is used.
By sliding b to the position of the large hole 24a, it can be easily extracted. Of course, other mounting methods than those described above may be adopted.

As described above, the first connecting member 3 is attached to one of the wall panels 1 and the second connecting member 4 is connected to the first connecting member 3 via the intermediate connecting member 5 so as to be installed. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the adjacent wall panel 1 is pushed in the direction of the arrow (that is, from the surface side of the wall panel 1 toward the back), and is provided on the inner surface of the vertical frame 2 of the wall panel 1. The locking groove 13 is attached to the mounting portion 4a of the second connecting member 4.
As shown in FIG. 4, the second connecting member 4 is attached to the vertical frame 2 of the other wall panel 1.
Is attached.

In this manner, as shown in FIG. 1, the adjacent wall panels 1 are erected. At the connection portion of the adjacent wall panels 1, as shown in FIG. The first connecting member 3 attached to the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the first and the second connecting member 4 attached to the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the back surface of another adjacent wall panel 1 are intermediate. The adjacent wall panels 1 are connected by a connecting member 5, whereby the adjacent wall panels 1 are connected to each other.

On the other hand, when the wall panel 1 is to be removed, as shown in FIG. 3, a jig 30 such as a thin metal scale is inserted between the joints of the adjacent wall panels 1 from the front side (ie, in the bathroom). The jig 30 is slid in the direction of the arrow (in the embodiment shown in the attached drawings, the jig 30 is inserted below the intermediate connecting member 5 and slid upward), whereby the intermediate connecting member 5 is moved upward. The intermediate connecting member 5 is removed by moving and thereby sliding the first locked portion 7 and the second locked portion 10 out of the first locking portion 6 and the second locked portion 9, respectively. , So that the wall panel 1
The connection between them is released, and both of the two wall panels 1 can be removed without being affected by the other (that is, one can be removed forward while the other remains). In this case, the first locking portion 6 is located inside the side end of one wall panel 1, and the second locking portion 9 is located inside the side end of the other wall panel 1. In any case, when the adjacent wall panel 1 is removed to the front side, the first locking portion 6 and the second locking portion 9 can be removed smoothly without hitting the other wall panel 1.

Next, a description will be given based on the embodiment shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, the mounting portion 3a of the first connection member 3 is mounted on the inner surface of the vertical frame 2 of one wall panel 1, and the second connection is mounted on the inner surface of the vertical frame 2 of the other wall panel 1. The mounting portion 4a of the member 4 is mounted. First
The connecting members 3 and the second connecting member 4 are mounted at the same height. Here, in mounting the mounting portion 3a and the mounting portion 4a to the vertical frame portion 2, the various mounting modes described in the above-described embodiment can be adopted.

On one side of the intermediate connecting member 5, a first locking portion 6 provided on the first connecting member 3 and a first locked portion 7 which locks slidably in the vertical direction are formed vertically long. The vertical length of the first locked portion 7 is approximately twice as long as the vertical length of the first locking portion 6. Also, the intermediate connecting member 5
The notch 8 is formed by notching the upper or lower part (the lower part in the figure) of the other side part, and the second locking part 9 provided in the second connecting member 4 is formed on the other side part in the vertical direction. A second locked portion 10 which is slidably locked and whose vertical end faces the notch 8 is formed to be vertically long.
Has a length substantially equal to the vertical length of the second locking portion 9. Here, the first locked portion 7 is constituted by a vertical groove. The vertical groove is opened to the outside and opens at one end in the vertical direction (the lower end in the attached drawing), and is opened at the other end in the vertical direction. The part (the upper end in the accompanying drawings) is closed by a closing part 11. Further, the second locked portion 10 is formed by a vertical groove, and the vertical groove is opened outward and at both ends in the vertical direction (the second locked portion 10).
May also be closed by the closing portion).

FIG. 11 shows a state in which the intermediate connecting member 5 is temporarily attached to one wall panel 1 by locking the lower part of the first locked portion 7 to the first locking portion 6 of the first connecting member 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, one wall panel 1 is erected, and then the other wall panel 1 is mounted with the second connecting member 4 attached thereto as shown in FIG. The stopper 9 is positioned in the notch 8 of the intermediate connecting member 5, and the upper end of the second locking part 9 and the lower end of the second locked part 10 are vertically opposed. In this state, as shown in FIG. 12, a jig 30 such as a thin metal gauge is inserted from the surface side between the joints of the adjacent wall panels 1 and the jig 30 is slid vertically (see the attached drawing). In the embodiment shown, the jig 30 is inserted above the intermediate connecting member 5 and slid downward) to move the intermediate connecting member 5 downward as shown in FIG.
Thereby, the second locked portion 10 and the second locking portion 9 are locked.

In this manner, the first connecting member 3 attached to the vertical frame 2 at the side edge of the back surface of one wall panel 1 and the vertical frame at the side edge of the rear surface of another adjacent wall panel 1. The second connecting member 4 attached to the portion 2 is connected by the intermediate connecting member 5, whereby the adjacent wall panels 1 are connected to each other. On the other hand, when the wall panel 1 is removed, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a jig 30 such as a thin plate-shaped metal gauge is inserted between joints of adjacent wall panels 1 from the front side.
Is vertically slid (in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the jig 30 is inserted below the intermediate connecting member 5 and slid upward), thereby moving the intermediate connecting member 5 in the vertical direction, Thereby, the first locked portion 7 and the second locked portion 7
The intermediate connecting member 5 is removed by sliding and pulling out the locked portions 10 from the first locking portion 6 and the second locking portion 9, respectively, whereby the connection between the wall panels 1 is released. Both of the two wall panels 1 can be removed without being affected by the other (that is, one can be removed forward while the other remains). In this case, the first locking portion 6 is located inside the side end of one wall panel 1, and the second locking portion 9 is located inside the side end of the other wall panel 1. In any case, when the adjacent wall panel 1 is removed to the front side, the first locking portion 6 and the second locking portion 9 can be removed smoothly without hitting the other wall panel 1.

In each of the embodiments described above, an example has been described in which the wall panels 1 are connected linearly.
Even when the wall panels 1 are connected at a right angle, the wall panels 1 can be connected in the same manner as described above, except that the shape of the intermediate connecting member 5 is different. FIG. 14 shows an example in which the wall panels 1 are connected at right angles. In this embodiment, the intermediate connecting member 5 has a first locked portion 7 on one side of the intermediate portion 5a and a second locked portion 10 on the other side. The intermediate portion 5a is thickened to increase the strength, and the bases on both sides where the first locking portion 7 and the second locking portion 10 are provided are provided with hits 14.

In the present embodiment, the first wall panel 1 is provided with the first side surface on the inner side surface of the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the rear surface.
Attachment part 3a of connecting member 3 is attached, and a gap is formed between the back surface of vertical frame part 2 and first locking part 6. The mounting portion 4a of the second connecting member 4 is attached to the inner surface of the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the back surface of the other wall panel 1 adjacent to the one wall panel 1 at a right angle. A gap is formed between the back surface and the second locking portion 9. Mounting parts 3a, 4
a in mounting on the vertical frame portion 2,
a and 4a can be arbitrarily adopted. Then, the first locked portion 7 provided on one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is locked to the first locking portion 6 so that one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is connected to the back surface of the vertical frame 2 and the first side. The second locked portion 10 is fitted into the gap between the locking portion 6 and the second locked portion 10 provided on the other side of the intermediate connecting member 5.
And one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is fitted into the gap between the back surface of the vertical frame portion 2 and the second locking portion 9, and the intermediate connecting member 5
The abutting portions 14 provided inside the first and second locked portions 10 on both sides of the wall panel 1 abut against the outer surface of the vertical frame portion 2 at the side edge of the back surface of the wall panel 1 adjacent at right angles. Here, the first locked portion 7 provided on one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is locked to the first locking portion 6 so that one side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is The second locked portion 10 is fitted in the gap between the first locking portion 6 and the second locked portion 10 provided on the other side of the intermediate connecting member 5.
One side of the intermediate connecting member 5 is locked to the locking portion 9 and
By fitting into the gap between the back surface of the
Each wall panel 1 can be prevented from shifting in the front and back direction (the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 14) at the connection portion.
The contact portions 14 provided on the inner sides of the first and second locked portions 10 on both sides of the intermediate connecting member 5 respectively contact the outer surfaces of the vertical frame portions 2 at the side edges of the back surface of the wall panel 1 adjacent at right angles. The contact makes it possible to prevent the wall panels 1 from being shifted in the horizontal direction (the direction of the arrow Y in FIG. 14) parallel to the surface of each of the wall panels 1 connected at a right angle. As a result, it can be said that the wall panels 1 are connected at a right angle. However, it is possible to prevent the wall panel 1 from being shifted in the X direction and the Y direction at the connection portion.

Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
20 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, in the above-described embodiment, the same type of wall panels 1 formed by attaching the face plate 18 to the front portion of the metal frame 17 are connected to each other by the first connection member 3, the second connection member 4, and the intermediate connection member. In the present embodiment, the wall panel 1 is formed by attaching a face plate 18 to the front surface of a metal frame 17 and injection molding of a synthetic resin is performed. An example is shown in which a wall panel 1 integrally formed by the above-described method is connected with a first connecting member 3, a second connecting member 4, and an intermediate connecting member 5.

That is, the wall panel 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a synthetic resin wall panel 1 ′) which is an integrally molded product of a synthetic resin is a wall panel 1 which is a basic component of the wall of the bathroom unit A.
Unlike this, it is a special wall panel provided with a mirror mounting portion 42, a lighting fixture mounting portion 43, a shelf 44, and the like as shown in FIG. The vertical frame portion 2 of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 'is formed integrally with the front surface plate portion at a side end of the rear surface portion of the front surface plate portion. The vertical frame portion 2 is formed of an outer vertical frame portion 2a and an outer vertical frame portion 2a. And an inner vertical frame portion 2b located slightly inside the frame portion 2a.
The inner vertical frame portion 2b may be long so as to cover the entire length in the vertical direction, but a plurality of inner vertical frame portions 2b may be provided at intervals in the vertical direction as shown in the embodiment of FIG.
Means for connecting the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4 to the inner vertical frame portion 2b, for example, the engaging claw portion 2 as described above.
3 or a locking groove 13 for engaging the locking hook 27, a hole 44 for mounting with a screw 22, or a large hole 24.
There is provided a daruma hole 24 or the like which communicates with the small hole 24b. Here, when forming the locking groove 13 and the hole 44 in the inner vertical frame portion 2b, a punching opening 45 for pulling out a mold is formed in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 0 (a) and (b), they are formed on the outer vertical frame portion 2a.

The outer vertical frame portion 2a further includes an engagement hole 33 formed of a round hole through which a large-diameter hole 33a and a small-diameter hole 33b communicate.
Are provided in the vertical direction. Here, the wall thickness of the outer vertical frame portion 2a of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 'is increased in order to increase the strength, but the edge of the small diameter hole 33b of the outer vertical frame portion 2a of the synthetic resin wall panel 1' is increased. 15 and FIG. 17
As shown in FIG. 5, a step 34 is formed so as to be recessed from the inner surface of the other portion of the outer vertical frame 2a.

When connecting the wall panel 1 constructed by attaching the face plate 18 to the front portion of the metal frame 17 and the synthetic resin wall panel 1 ', the above-mentioned metal plate is used. Similarly to the connection between the wall panels 1 formed by attaching the face plate 18 to the front part of the frame 17 made of plastic, for example, the wall panel 1 or the synthetic resin wall panel 1 '(in FIG. 15, the wall panel 1). A state in which the first connecting member 3 is mounted, and the lower part of the first locked portion 7 is locked to the first locking portion 6 of the first connecting member 3, thereby temporarily mounting the intermediate connecting member 5 to the wall panel 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, one wall panel 1 is erected, and then, as shown in FIG. 15, with the second connecting member 4 attached to the adjacent synthetic resin wall panel 1 ', the second connecting panel Member 4
Is positioned in the notch 8 of the intermediate connecting member 5, and the upper end of the second locking portion 9 and the lower end of the second locked portion 10 are vertically opposed. In this state, a jig 30 such as a thin plate-shaped metal gauge is inserted from the surface side between the joints of the adjacent wall panel 1 and the synthetic resin wall panel 1 ′, and the jig 30 is slid vertically. The intermediate connecting member 5 is moved downward, thereby locking the second locked portion 10 and the second locking portion 9.

In this manner, the first connecting member 3 attached to the vertical frame portion 2 at the side end of the back surface of one wall panel 1 and the side end portion of the back surface of the adjacent synthetic resin wall panel 1 '. The second connecting member 4 attached to the inner vertical frame portion 2b is connected by an intermediate connecting member 5, whereby the adjacent wall panel 1 and the synthetic resin wall panel 1 'are connected to each other.

By the way, as another type of wall panel 1a for constituting the wall of the bathroom unit A, for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, a frame 46 is formed by bending an outer peripheral end portion of a steel plate such as a vinyl chloride coated steel plate. In this case, a large-diameter hole 33a 'and a small-diameter hole 33b' communicate with the frame 46. Engaging hole 33 'is formed. This connection method is different from the connection method using the first connection member 3, the second connection member 4, and the intermediate connection member 5 in the present invention,
That is, the connection is made by the third connection member 31 having the engagement portion 32. That is, the engagement hole 3
The wall panels 1a having the 3 'walls are formed by inserting the engaging portions 32 of the third connecting member 31 whose bulges are swelled from the large-diameter holes 33a' and engaging with the small-diameter holes 33b '. They are connected to each other.

In the present invention, since the above-mentioned synthetic resin wall panel 1 'is a special wall panel provided with a mirror mounting portion 42, a lighting fixture mounting portion 43, a shelf 44 and the like, this special A common wall panel can also be commonly used and connected to the wall panel 1a connected by the third connecting member 31. That is, in order to connect the wall panel 1a having the engagement holes 33 'and the wall panel 1' made of synthetic resin, as shown in FIG. Engagement portion 32 with bulged tip
Connecting member 3 configured by projecting a plurality of
In this case, the engaging portion 32 on one surface of the connecting member 31 is connected to the large-diameter hole 33a 'of the engaging hole 33' of the wall panel 1a or the outer vertical frame of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 '. Part 2a
From the large-diameter hole 33a of the engaging hole 33 provided on the outer peripheral frame portion 2a of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 'through the small-diameter hole 33b' of the engaging hole 33 'of the wall panel 1a. By engaging with the small diameter hole 33b, the synthetic resin wall panel 1 'and the wall panel 1a can be connected via the third connecting member 31.

As shown in FIG. 19, the wall panel 1b has an opening on the outer surface of the vertical frame 48 and a narrow opening 49.
, The vertical plate 47 of the third connecting member 31 is
The engagement portion 32 of the third connecting member 31 is engaged with the engagement hole 33 formed in the outer vertical frame portion 2a of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 '.
Of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 ′ and the wall panel 1 b by inserting them into the large-diameter holes 33 a and engaging with the small-diameter holes 33 b.
It can be connected via the connecting member 31.

As described above, the outer vertical frame portion 2a and the inner vertical frame portion 2 are provided on the side edges of the back surface of the wall panel 1 on the synthetic resin wall panel 1 '.
b and the first connecting member 3 or the second
The connecting member 4 is configured to be attached, and the outer vertical frame 2
By providing an engaging hole 33 for engaging the engaging portion 32 provided on the third connecting member 31 with the first connecting member 3 or the second connecting member 4 and the vertical frame of the adjacent wall panel 1. Not only can the second connecting member 4 or the first connecting member 3 attached to the portion 2 be connected via the intermediate connecting member 5, but also the engagement hole 33 provided in the outer vertical frame portion 2a can be used. Third connecting member 3
1 by engaging the engaging portion 32 provided in the first connecting member 3.
1 enables connection with another wall panel 1a or wall panel 1b to be connected, and connects to a wall panel adopting a different connection form by using a common synthetic resin wall panel 1 '. Is what you can do.

Here, in order to increase the strength of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 ', compared with a wall panel 1a formed by bending a steel plate or a wall panel formed by attaching a face plate to a metal frame. The thickness of the outer vertical frame portion 2a is increased. However, when the vertical frame portion 2a is thick, for example, the engaging portion 32 of the third connecting member 31 used for connecting the wall panel 1a formed by bending a steel plate is inserted from the large-diameter hole 33a into the small-diameter hole 33b. Cannot be reliably engaged even if the Therefore, as described above, the inner surface of the edge of the small-diameter hole 33b of the outer vertical frame 2a of the synthetic resin wall panel 1 'is recessed relative to the inner surface of the other portion of the outer vertical frame 2a. By forming the part 34,
Only the small-diameter hole 33b can be made thin, so that the engaging portion 32 can be reliably locked to the small-diameter hole 33b. By the way, when connecting the wall panels 1 of the same type with each other by the first connecting member 3, the second connecting member 4, and the intermediate connecting member 5 to form a wall, for example, as shown in FIG. The jig 30 having a thin plate shape is inserted from the front side, and the jig 30 is slid up and down to move the intermediate connecting member 5 in the up and down direction, so that the second locked portion 10 and the second locking portion 9 are separated from each other. In connecting the wall panels 1 by locking, as shown in FIG. 21, a fitting recess 60 for fitting the jig 30 into the intermediate connecting member 5 from above or below is provided. A jig 30 is inserted from the joint, and the jig 30 is slid up and down while the recess 60 is inserted into the intermediate connecting member 5 to move the intermediate connecting member 5 up and down. Then, the second locked portion 10
And the second locking portion 9 may be locked. In this case, when the fitting recess 60 is fitted into the intermediate connecting member 5 and slid, the fitting confirmation mark 61 is just displayed on the wall panel 1.
22A, the second edge as shown in FIG.
Since it is correctly locked to the locked portion 10 and the second locking portion 9, correct locking can be confirmed. On the other hand, the fitting recess 60 is fitted to the intermediate connecting member 5 and slid. When the mating confirmation mark 61 is just
If it does not coincide with the side edge of the front surface of the front surface, it will not coincide because it is not properly locked to the second locked portion 10 and the second locking portion 9 as shown in FIG. In this case, it can be confirmed that the locking has not been performed correctly, and the locking work must be performed again.

In FIG. 23, when connecting the wall panels 1 at a right angle, a backup material 35 is arranged behind the joint gap between the ends of the wall panels 1 and attached, and the caulking material 62 is filled in the joint gap. In this case, an embodiment is shown. In this embodiment, one end of the backup material 35 is formed of a hard material, and the other portion is formed of a soft material. That is, the backup material 35 is a long material that is long in the vertical direction.
When the section 5 is a horizontal section, one end is a hard portion 54 and the other portion is a soft portion 55 as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG.
Is attached to the outer surface of the vertical frame portion 2 of one wall panel 1 by bonding only the hard material portion at one end thereof, and the other soft material portion is pressed against the outer surface portion of the vertical frame portion 2 of the adjacent wall panel 1. When the caulking material 62 is filled in the joint gap with the backup material 35 attached in this way, the caulking material 62
Is backed up by the backup material 35 at the bottom of the joint gap and is reliably filled. When attaching the backup material 35, the rigid portion 54 of the backup material 35 is previously attached to the vertical frame portion 2 of one wall panel 1.
In this case, when the wall panels 1 are connected to each other by sliding the intermediate connecting member 5 by sliding the jig 30 in the up-down direction, the tip ends are free ends. By deforming and shifting the soft portion 55, the insertion and the vertical sliding of the jig 30 can be prevented. Also, as another mounting method,
After connecting the wall panels 1 at right angles with the first connecting member 3, the second connecting member 4, and the intermediate connecting member 5, the adhesive or the adhesive 70 of the backup agent 35 is removed from the joint gap between the ends of the wall panels 1. The hard portion 54 provided is inserted to contact the hard portion 54 with the outer surface of the vertical frame portion 2 of the one wall panel 1, and in this state, a plate-shaped jig is inserted from the joint gap, and the hard portion is fixed by the jig. The hard part 54 is bonded by pressing the outer part of the vertical frame part 2 of the one wall panel 1, and then the soft part 5 is pressed.
5 is pushed into the joint between the joints and the vertical frame 2 of the other vertical frame 2
May be pressed against the outer side surface of the.
In order to release the connection between the wall panels 1 and remove the wall panel 1, as described above, the jig 30 is inserted from the joint portion and the intermediate connecting member 5 is slid to release the engagement. However, in this case, the thin portion of the jig 3 is formed by deforming and shifting the soft portion of the backup material 35 whose free end is a free end with the jig 30.
0 can be moved up and down to move the intermediate connecting member 5 in the vertical direction. As a result, even if the backup material 35 is present, the intermediate connecting member 5 is detached from the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4. Can be done. That is,
If the entire backup material 35 is hard, the backup material 35 cannot be deformed by the jig 30 and the jig 30
It is difficult to move the intermediate connecting member 5 in the vertical direction due to
In the present embodiment, the intermediate connecting member 5 by the jig 30 is used.
Can be easily moved up and down.

The vertical frame 2 of the wall panel 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the case where the metal plate is bent or the shape is opened to the back by extruding aluminum, the vertical frame portion 2 and the door frame 56 are connected as follows. is there. That is, as shown in FIG. 32, one piece of the L-shaped metal fitting 57 is fixed to the inner surface of the vertical frame 2 by a fixing tool (not shown) such as a screw.
Connection fitting 5 having an L-shaped cross section on the other piece of this L-shaped fitting 57
8 is fixed by a fixing tool (not shown) such as a screw, and the other piece of the connection fitting 58 is fixed to the door frame 56 by a fixing tool (not shown) such as a screw. Accordingly, even when the vertical frame portion 2 is opened rearward, the vertical frame portion 2 can be securely and firmly connected to the door frame 56.

When the lower end of the wall panel 1 is placed on the wall panel receiver 15 of the floor pan 19 and built, the lower end of the wall panel 1 is connected to the floor pan 19 as follows. Things. That is, as shown in FIG. 25, in the longitudinal direction of the lower frame portion 36 of the upper surface portion of the lower frame portion 36 of the wall panel 1, a large-diameter insertion hole portion 37 and an engagement hole portion having a smaller diameter than the insertion hole portion 37. 38 are formed adjacent to each other. Lower connector 39
As shown in FIG. 27, an inverted U-shaped locking piece 39b is provided at the end of the horizontal piece 39a, and the tip becomes a tip bulging portion 39c toward the lower surface of the horizontal piece 39a. The engaging projection 39d is provided in a protruding manner. Here, the tip bulging portion 39c has a smaller diameter than the insertion hole portion 37 and the engagement hole portion 38.
It has a larger diameter than that. Then, the tip bulging portion 39c of the engaging projection 39d of the lower connecting tool 39 is inserted from the large-diameter insertion hole 37, and then the lower connecting tool 39 is slid in the longitudinal direction of the lower frame portion 36, The tip bulge 39c is easily engaged with the small-diameter engagement hole 38. In this state, the wall panel 1 is mounted on the wall panel mounting portion 15 of the floor pan 19, and the locking piece 39b of the lower connector 39 is locked to the rising protrusion 41, as shown in FIG. Wall panel 1
Can be connected easily and easily.

By the way, when the lower frame 36 is attached to the lower frame 36 with the screw 57 as shown in FIGS.
A hole is drilled in a position corresponding to the engagement projection 39d on the upper surface of the horizontal piece 39a to delete the engagement projection 39d and to drill a hole 58 in the horizontal piece 39a (see the hole 58 in FIG. 31).
Is shown below). Then, from above, hole 5
8, the lower connector 39 is attached to the lower frame 36 by screwing it into the hole 59 provided in the lower frame 36, and in this state, the wall panel 1 is placed on the wall pan mounting portion of the floor pan 19. The lower end of the wall panel 1 can be easily and easily connected as shown in FIG. . Here, if the pilot hole 60 is provided at a position corresponding to the engagement projection 39d on the upper surface of the horizontal piece 39a of the lower connector 39, the pilot hole 6 is formed when the hole 58 is drilled as described above.
The hole can be drilled by inserting the tip of the drill into the hole 0, the hole can be drilled at an accurate position, and the engagement projection 39d can be reliably removed by the drill. A step 39f is provided at the tip of the horizontal piece 39a of the lower connecting member 39, and the protrusion 71 of the adhesive when the face plate is adhered to the frame body with the adhesive can escape at the step 39f. It is like that.

[0044]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first connecting member attached to the vertical frame at the side end of the back surface of the wall panel, and the back surface of another wall panel adjacent to this wall panel. Wall panels adjacent to each other with a second connecting member attached to the vertical frame portion at the side end of the first connecting member, and an intermediate connecting member which is detachably attached to the first connecting member and the second connecting member by sliding in the vertical direction. Since the first and second connecting members are connected to each other through the intermediate connecting member, the adjacent wall panels can be connected to each other with a simple configuration. The intermediate connecting member can be easily detached from the first connecting member and the second connecting member from the indoor side by inserting the jig in a vertical direction and moving the intermediate connecting member in the vertical direction. Easy to use without being disturbed by the other And it can be removed, in part, removal of the wall panel can be simplified.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the locking groove provided in the vertical frame portion by pushing the wall panel from the front to the rear is provided. The first connecting member is attached to one of the wall panels and the second connecting member is connected to the first connecting member via the intermediate connecting member because the second connecting member can be locked to the two connecting members. In this state, by pressing the adjacent wall panel from the front, the locking groove provided in the vertical frame portion can be locked and connected to the second connecting member, and can be easily formed with a simple configuration. The wall panels can be connected to each other.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, a first engaging portion provided on the first connecting member on one side of the intermediate connecting member is provided. A first locked portion that is slidably locked in the up-down direction is formed to be vertically long, and an upper or lower portion of the other side of the intermediate connecting member is cut out to form a notch, and a second notch is formed in the other side. Since the second locking portion provided on the connecting member is slidably locked in the vertical direction and the second locked portion whose vertical end faces the cutout portion, the vertical portion of one wall panel is formed. The wall panel is erected in a state where the first locked portion of the intermediate connecting member is previously locked to the first locking portion of the first connecting member attached to the frame portion with the first locked portion biased to the end in the vertical direction. Next, another wall panel having a second connecting member attached to the vertical frame portion is disposed adjacent to the wall panel, and The locking portion is positioned at the notch of the intermediate connecting member, and in this state, the thin jig is inserted from between the joints between the wall panels and the thin jig is moved up and down to connect the intermediate connecting member. By moving the panel vertically, the second locked portion facing the cutout portion can be locked to the second locking portion, and the wall panels can be easily connected to each other by a simple operation from the front side. It can be linked.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, the first connecting member is provided on one side of the intermediate connecting member. A first locked portion comprising a first locking portion provided and a vertical groove which locks slidably in the vertical direction is formed in the vertical direction, and a first locked portion provided on the other side of the intermediate connecting member on the second connecting member. A second locked portion comprising a second locking portion and a vertical groove which is slidably locked in the vertical direction, and one end of the first locked portion and the second locked portion in the vertical direction is opened; Since at least one of the other vertical ends of the first locked portion and the second locked portion is closed by the closing portion, the intermediate connecting member is locked to the first connecting member and the second connecting member. In this state, the intermediate connecting member can be prevented from coming off in one of the up and down directions. As a result, the intermediate connecting member can be slid using a thin plate jig. When the second locked portion is locked to the second locking portion by being guided, the first locked portion hits the closing portion and stops, so that the first locked portion is excessively moved to the first locking portion. In addition, when the closed portion is formed on the upper side, the intermediate connecting member can be prevented from inadvertently dropping off from the first connecting member or the second connecting member in the connected state. Things.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, a first cover provided on one side of the intermediate connecting member is provided. The locking portion is locked to the first locking portion, and one side of the intermediate connecting member is fitted into a gap between the back surface of the vertical frame portion and the first locking portion, and provided on the other side of the intermediate connecting member. The second locked portion is locked to the second locking portion, and one side portion of the intermediate connecting member is fitted into the gap between the back surface of the vertical frame portion and the second locking portion. At right angles to each other, it is possible to prevent each wall panel from shifting in the front and back directions at the connection portion, and provided inside the first and second locked portions on both sides of the intermediate connection member. By contacting the contact portion with the outer surface of the vertical frame at the side edge of the back surface of the adjacent wall panel at right angles, the surface of each wall panel connected at right angles Be one that can be prevented from deviating in the lateral direction parallel with it, it is capable of reliably and firmly connected to the wall panels adjacent to each other at a right angle with a simple configuration.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, an outer vertical frame portion and an inner vertical frame portion are provided at the side edge of the back surface of the wall panel. The first connecting member or the second connecting member is attached to the inner vertical frame portion, and the first connecting member, the second connecting member,
Since an engagement hole for engaging an engagement portion provided on the third connection member other than the intermediate connection member is provided, the first connection member or the second connection member is attached using the inner vertical frame portion. Not only can this first connecting member or the second connecting member be connected to the second connecting member or the first connecting member attached to the vertical frame portion of the adjacent wall panel via the intermediate connecting member, In the case where the adjacent wall panels are connected by the connection by the engagement portion provided on the third connection member, the engagement portion provided on the third connection member is engaged using the engagement hole provided on the outer vertical frame portion. By joining, it is possible to connect the same wall panel to different types of connection forms.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the engaging hole is a round hole communicating the large diameter hole and the small diameter hole. By simply inserting the joint portion from the large-diameter hole and sliding the small-diameter hole into the small-diameter hole, the joint can be easily connected by engagement. Further, in the invention according to claim 8, the above-mentioned claim 6 or claim 7 is provided.
In addition to the effects of the invention described above, the wall panel is formed of an integrally molded product of synthetic resin, and the inner surface side of the edge of the small-diameter hole of the outer vertical frame portion of the wall panel is formed by another portion of the outer vertical frame portion. Since the step is formed by recessing compared to the inner surface of the outer frame, the thickness of the outer vertical frame made of synthetic resin is increased to increase the strength. The part can be securely locked.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first, fifth, or sixth aspect of the present invention, the wall panels are connected at a right angle. A backup material is disposed behind the joint gap between the ends of the backup material, one end of the backup material is formed of a hard material, and the other portion is formed of a soft material, and only the hard material portion at one end of the backup material is formed. Is bonded to the outer surface of the vertical frame of one wall panel, and the other soft material portion is pressed against the outer surface of the vertical frame of the adjacent wall panel.
When releasing the connection between the wall panels, when inserting a thin plate jig from the joint between adjacent wall panels, deform the soft part where the tip of the backup material is a free end with the jig and shift it Thus, the intermediate connecting member can be moved in the vertical direction by moving the thin plate jig up and down. As a result, even if there is a backup material, the intermediate connecting member can be easily connected to the first connecting member using the jig. And the second connecting member.

In the invention according to claim 10,
In addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, in the longitudinal direction of the lower frame portion of the upper surface portion of the lower frame portion of the wall panel, a large-diameter insertion hole portion and an engagement hole portion having a smaller diameter than the insertion hole portion are provided. Are formed adjacent to each other, an inverted U-shaped locking piece is provided at an end of the horizontal piece of the lower connector, and an engagement projection is projected downwardly on the lower face of the horizontal piece. The tip of the mating projection is bulged to make the tip bulge smaller in diameter than the insertion hole and larger in diameter than the engagement hole, and the bulge of the tip of the engagement projection is engaged with the engagement hole. At the same time, the locking piece is locked from above from a rising protrusion protruding upward from the outer end of the wall panel mounting portion at the end of the floor pan on which the lower surface of the lower frame of the wall panel is mounted. Therefore, the tip bulging portion of the engaging projection is inserted from the large-diameter insertion hole portion, and then the lower connector is slid in the longitudinal direction of the lower frame portion, so that the tip bulging portion becomes the small-diameter engaging hole. Department In this state, the lower end of the wall panel can be connected to the floor pan by raising the locking piece of the lower connecting tool from above and covering it with the protruding piece. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention in which adjacent wall panels are connected to each other.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wall panels are being connected to each other;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a case where the connection between the wall panels is released.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a linear connection between the wall panels according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an example in which the mounting portion is mounted on a vertical frame.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing another example in which the mounting part is mounted on a vertical frame part.

FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view showing still another example in which the mounting portion is mounted on a vertical frame portion, and FIG. 7B is a side view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing still another example in which the mounting portion is mounted on a vertical frame.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the bathroom unit.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which wall panels according to another embodiment of the present invention are connected to each other.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wall panels are being connected to each other.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wall panels are being connected to each other;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view for explaining a case where a connection between the wall panels is released.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an example in which the wall panels are connected at a right angle.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing connection between wall panels of another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a synthetic resin wall panel used in the above.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the same engaging hole portion as viewed from the back.

FIG. 18A is an exploded perspective view showing an example in which wall panels are connected by a third connecting member of the above, and FIG. 18B is a cross-sectional view in a connected state.

FIG. 19A is an exploded perspective view showing another example of connecting the wall panels with the third connecting member of the above, and FIG. 19B is a cross-sectional view of the connected state.

FIGS. 20A and 20B are perspective views each showing an inner vertical frame portion.

FIG. 21 (a) is a perspective view seen from the back showing a state where the intermediate connecting member is moved up and down by the jig same as the above, and FIG. 21 (b) is a perspective view seen from the surface side.

FIG. 22A is an explanatory view showing a state in which an intermediate connecting member is slid and a second locked portion and a second locking portion are correctly locked, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which a locking part and a 2nd locking part are not locking correctly.

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the backup material is attached.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of the backup material according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 25A is an exploded perspective view showing a state before the lower connector is engaged with an engagement hole, and FIG. 25B is a perspective view showing an engaged state.

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lower end of the wall panel is connected to the floor pan with the lower connecting tool of the above.

27A and 27B show a lower connector used in the above, wherein FIG. 27A is a plan view, FIG. 27B is a side view, and FIG.

FIG. 28 is an exploded perspective view showing an example in which a hole is made in the lower connecting member and the screw is attached to the lower connecting member.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing an attached state of the lower connection tool of the above.

FIG. 30 is a sectional view of the above.

FIG. 31 shows a state in which a hole has been made in the lower connecting device of the above,
(A) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c)
FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which the upper and lower parts are inverted.

FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing an example in which the wall panel and the door frame are connected to each other.

FIG. 33 shows a conventional example, in which (a) is a sectional view,
(B) is a perspective view of the state where the connecting member is driven in with a hammer.

FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view showing another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wall panel 2 Vertical frame part 3 1st connection member 4 2nd connection member 5 Intermediate connection member 6 1st locking part 7 1st locked part 8 Notch part 9 2nd locking part 10 2nd locked part 11 closing part 13 locking groove 14 contact part

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Akihiro Hada 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A first connecting member attached to a vertical frame portion at a side edge of a rear surface of a wall panel, and a second connecting member attached to a vertical frame portion at a side edge of a rear surface of another wall panel adjacent to the wall panel. When,
A wall panel connecting structure for a unit room, wherein adjacent wall panels are connected to each other by an intermediate connecting member which is detachably attached to the first connecting member and the second connecting member by sliding in a vertical direction. . 2. The unit room according to claim 1, wherein a locking groove provided in the vertical frame portion is lockable with the second connecting member by pushing the wall panel from the front to the rear. Wall panel connection structure. 3. A first locking portion provided on one side of the intermediate connecting member and a first locked portion provided on the first connecting member and vertically locked so as to be slidable in an up-down direction, and formed vertically long. The upper or lower part of the other side of the member is cut out to form a notch, and the other side is vertically slidably locked with a second locking portion provided on the second connecting member, and is vertically slidable. The wall panel connecting structure of a unit room according to claim 1, wherein a second locked portion whose end portion faces the cutout portion is formed. 4. A first locked portion comprising a first locking portion provided on the first connecting member and a vertical groove slidably locked in the vertical direction on one side of the intermediate connecting member. A second locking portion provided on the other side portion of the intermediate connecting member, the second locking portion provided on the second connecting member and a second locked portion comprising a vertical groove slidably locking in a vertical direction; One end in the vertical direction of the portion and the second locked portion is opened, and at least one of the other vertical ends of the first locked portion and the second locked portion is closed by a closing portion. The wall panel connection structure of a unit room according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. A first connecting member is formed substantially in an L-shape, one piece is used as a mounting portion, and a first locking portion is provided in the other piece, and a second connecting member is formed in a substantially L-shape, and one piece is mounted. A first locking portion is provided on the other piece, and a mounting portion for the first connecting member is mounted on the inner surface of the vertical frame portion at the side end of the back surface of the one wall panel. A space is formed between the first wall panel and the first wall panel, and a mounting portion for the second connecting member is provided on the inner surface of the vertical frame at the side end of the back surface of the other wall panel adjacent to the one wall panel at right angles. And the back of the vertical frame and the second
A gap is formed between the locking portion and the first locking portion provided on one side of the intermediate connecting member, and the first locking portion is locked on the first locking portion to form one side of the intermediate connecting member into a vertical frame portion. And a second locked portion provided on the other side of the intermediate connecting member is locked to the second locking portion to fit into a gap between the back surface of the intermediate connecting member and the first locking portion. Into the gap between the back surface of the vertical frame portion and the second locking portion, and contact portions provided on both sides of the intermediate connecting member inside the first and second locked portions at right angles to adjacent walls. The wall panel connection structure of a unit room according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the panel is in contact with an outer surface of a vertical frame portion at a side end portion of the back surface of the panel. 6. An outer vertical frame portion and an inner vertical frame portion are provided at a side end portion of the back surface of the wall panel, and the first connecting member or the second connecting member is attached to the inner vertical frame portion. A third connecting member other than the first connecting member, the second connecting member, and the intermediate connecting member
2. The unit room wall panel connection structure according to claim 1, wherein an engagement hole for engaging an engagement portion provided on the connection member is provided. 7. The wall panel connecting structure of a unit room according to claim 6, wherein the engaging hole is a round hole communicating the large diameter hole and the small diameter hole. 8. The wall panel is formed of an integrally molded product of synthetic resin, and the inner surface of the edge of the small diameter hole of the outer vertical frame portion of the wall panel is formed on the inner surface of the other portion of the outer vertical frame portion. The wall panel connecting structure of a unit room according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a stepped portion is formed by being depressed. 9. A method of connecting wall panels at right angles, wherein a back-up material is disposed behind a joint gap between ends of the wall panels, and one end of the back-up material is formed of a hard material. The part is made of soft material,
Only the hard material portion at one end of the backup material is bonded to the outer surface of the vertical frame of one wall panel, and the other soft material is pressed against the outer surface of the vertical frame of the adjacent wall panel. The wall panel connecting structure of a unit room according to claim 1, claim 5 or claim 6. 10. A large-diameter insertion hole and an engagement hole having a smaller diameter than the insertion hole are formed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the lower frame portion of the upper surface of the lower frame portion of the wall panel so as to communicate with each other. An inverted U-shaped locking piece is provided at the end of the horizontal piece of the lower connector, and an engaging projection is projected downward from the lower face of the horizontal piece, and the tip of the engaging projection is expanded. The tip bulging portion is made smaller in diameter than the insertion hole portion and larger in diameter than the engaging hole portion. The tip bulging portion of the engaging projection is engaged with the engaging hole portion and the locking piece portion is formed as a wall. The floor panel, on which the lower surface of the lower frame of the panel is placed, is locked from above with a rising projection projecting upward from the outer end of the wall panel placement at the end of the floor pan. The wall panel connection structure of the unit room according to 1.